RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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Question
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Name the sacred fig tree in India that Siddhartha Gautama is said to have achieved enlightenment under.
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Zen
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Seng-ts’an
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Heart Sutra
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Bodhi Tree
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Bodhi tree, also called Bo tree, according to Buddhist tradition, the specific sacred fig (Ficus religiosa) under which the Buddha sat when he attained Enlightenment (Bodhi) at Bodh Gaya in Bihar, India.
Detailed explanation-2: -The tree in reality is Pipal (Asvattha, Ficus religiosa), the Indian Fig. The term Bodhirukkha is explained by Buddhaghoṣa as the one under which the Buddha attained Bodhi. Bodhi tree at the Mahābodhi Temple is also known as the Sri Mahā Bodhi.
Detailed explanation-3: -Gautama Buddha attained ‘Bodhi’-enlightenment while meditating under a pipal tree at Uruvela, near the city of Gaya in present day . Q.
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